Fond du Lac Community Theatre musical tackles mental illness

7:28 PM,
Feb. 9, 2014

Diana, played by Stacy Hambrick, grabs Dr. Madden, played by Lyle Goebel, while singing about her dislike for his proposed medical treatments during rehearsal of Fond du Lac Community Theatre's production of 'Next to Normal.'

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Fond du Lac Community Theatre's next show will focus on the pain of mental illness.

The musical, "Next to Normal," will depict how the effects of mental illness cripple a suburban family. This contemporary rock musical captures the ever-changing emotion, according to a group press release.

Bekki Fishelson Kuber, president of Fond du Lac Community Theatre and show director, said she couldn't resist the challenge of putting on "Next to Normal." ...